Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This reference center with 7,318 posts is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

Edward Mitchell Bannister
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Edward Mitchell Bannister (1828-1901)
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Delaware State University (1891- )
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John S. Rock (1825-1866)
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Charles V. Johnson (1928- )

Explore Global African History

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Zindziswa Mandela-Hlongwane (1960-2020)
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Jonas Malheiro Savimbi (1934-2002)
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Bahutu Manifesto (1957)
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Learie Constantine (1901-1971)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Crossing Boundaries of Race, Crossing Boundaries of Love
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The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute: A Brief History
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Telling Secrets, Spying Freedom: A Novel Account of Mary Bowser’s Civil War Espionage
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Lewis G. Clarke: Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Forgotten Hero

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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